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Originally Posted by cb977
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The general "rule" is not to repot while a chid is in bloom...BUT...I guess I'm a bit of a rebel because I repot every plant that makes it to my house as soon as it arrives  I like to see what the roots look like as we have no idea how the plants have been cared for prior to them coming to their new home. I have never lost a plant...or even a bloom, by doing this...but it's a personal choice.
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I'm just a newbie here, but I totally agree. The stuff you buy in stores seems to be packed to stay wet in shipping and for retail and not for long term keeping...that is assuming you purchased it from a large store. It's a shame, really. Inexperienced, impulse buyers are doomed to failure without a proper care sheet and poor potting media. Personally, I want to have a look at the roots. I have divided oncidiums in spike and they still bloomed for me.
As far as shrivelled pseudobulbs...speaking from limited experience...that is the norm. How it goes: your healthy oncidium will develop a nice fat green bulb that looks about to burst (exageration), it then can't help but to bloom. Shortly after the bloom you should see new growth spikes. The bloom and new growth feed off that fat pseidobulb. It will get wrinkles as it begins to shrivel and ideally, a few new fat bulbs will develop. I foliar feed my oncidiums...mist them with a dilute fertilizer spray...every now and then...they seem to love it.
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